Position: Community Engagement Recruitment Specialist, Clinical Research Network

Location: Boston, MA

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Hybrid

ABOUT BMC:

At Boston Medical Center (BMC), our diverse staff works together for one goal — to provide exceptional and equitable care to improve the health of the people of Boston. Our bold vision to transform health care is powered by our respect for our patients and our commitment to ensure everyone who comes through our doors has a positive experience.

You’ll find a supportive work environment at BMC, with rich opportunities throughout your career for training, development, and growth and where you’ll have the tools you need to take charge of your own practice environment.  

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for developing, and day-to-day management of, recruitment related strategies and responsibilities for the Clinical Research (CR) Network, under the direction of the CR Network Director and affiliated Principal Investigators.  As this role develops, the Community Data Manager will initially serve as a liaison between the COVID inpatient admissions, staff involved in the ACTIV Network, clinical operations and hospital leadership, the community coalitions, communications, and various community stakeholders to integrate, translate, and collaborate with community-level public health regarding clinical research opportunities at BMC.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Community Engagement and Recruitment Specialist will play a key role in developing a Community Based Participatory Recruitment program for the CR Network to ensure inclusion of community members in research studies by partnering with the community to understand needs assessments and educational design, with the goal of breaking down barriers to entry in clinical research protocols:

• Co-designs with CR Network Director and community to identify outreach strategy. Creates comprehensive CR Network protocol recruitment strategies.

• Strategizes with Boston Health Equity Research Network (BHERN) and CTSI. Community Engagement Core on CR Network enrollment opportunities.

• Works with coalitions and community organizations to identify data metrics and facilitate development of data collection and reporting protocols to offer opportunity to enroll.

• Develops/manages enrollment metric models on successful community outreach to track progress. Reports ACTIV research, and other protocol, enrollment metrics to Director and PIs and identifies areas of improvement if metrics are not being met.

• Works on data quality improvement initiatives and runs eligible participant pre-screening reports for CR Network protocols through TriNetX.

• Creates IRB approved Epic and data warehouse reports on eligible patients for CR Network protocols.

• Advocates for collection, analysis, and reporting of data to identify and address health disparities and racial inequities.

• Collaborates with ACTIV Network Manager, and others when applicable, to successfully enroll participants in applicable protocols.

• Collaborates with Clinic Operations for space and scheduling needs.

• Receives feedback and improves process from GCRU regarding inpatient and ambulatory operations.

• Develops demographic reporting metrics to ensure goals of equitable opportunity for a diverse participation population are being met.

• Collaborates with BU and BMC Social Media, Communications, and Website design around CR Network trials and works with applicable Program Manager to obtain IRB approval on applicable documentation.

The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job.  The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• A Master's degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related field with a minimum of two additional years of work experience is preferred.

• Individuals with a bachelor's degree and substantial work experience (4+ years) may considered.

EXPERIENCE:

• Preferred, minimum of two years of experience working in research, intervention planning and monitoring, and/or data management projects required.

• This is not a supervisory role; no management experience required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Ability to communicate data and findings to different stakeholder groups and research staff in a way that is practical and promotes equal access to information.

• Experience working with diverse populations; awareness of the impact of racial and health inequities

• Demonstrated proficiency in project management, including budgeting, planning, execution, delivery, quality assurance, and reporting.

• Experience in qualitative and/or data analysis and manuscript preparation is preferred.

• Proficient in MS Word, Power Point, Excel. Overall Epic reporting, understanding, and navigation skills. Exposure to Data Warehouse reporting and understanding or capabilities

• Must be a proactive problem solver with superb planning, program coordination, and leadership skills.

JOB BENEFITS:

• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement and tuition remission programs
• Highly subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Career Advancement/Professional Development: Access a wealth of ongoing training and development opportunities that will not only enhance your skills but also expand your knowledge base especially for individuals pursuing careers in medicine or biomedical research.
• Pioneering Research: Engage in groundbreaking research projects that are driving the forefront of biomedical science.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

As the primary teaching hospital for Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and BU schools of public health and dentistry, intellectual rigor shapes our inquiries. Our research is led by a belief that skin color, zip code, and financial circumstances shouldn’t dictate health.

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Talentacquisition@bmc.org or call 617-638-8582 to let us know the nature of your request.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans